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"For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global
epicentre of ocean science and politics.
Last week’s One Ocean Science Congress ended with a unanimous call for action
to turn around the degradation of the ocean. And this week, the United Nation’s
Ocean Conference agenda focused on better protection of marine biodiversity,
sustainable fisheries and emissions cuts.
The message is clear. With only five years to the UN’s 2030 target for its
sustainable development goal – to conserve the oceans, seas and marine
resources – and the
Global Biodiversity Framework requirement to protect 30%
of the ocean, we need to make significant progress.
We all attended last week’s meeting, together with more than 2,000 marine
scientists from 120 countries. Here, we reflect on New Zealand’s role and
obligations to contribute to these global goals."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics